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Spine and dine: A key defensive trait promotes ecological success in spiny ants

A key focus of ecologists is explaining the origin and maintenance of morphological diversity and its association with ecological success. We investigate potential benefits and costs of a common and varied morphological trait, cuticular spines, for foraging behavior, interspecific competition, and p...

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Autores principales: Blanchard, Benjamin D., Nakamura, Akihiro, Cao, Min, Chen, Stephanie T., Moreau, Corrie S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7319116/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32607195
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6322